Authorities: Maywood man, woman dead in murder-suicide

A man fatally shot a woman and then turned the gun on himself Saturday afternoon at their Maywood home, authorities said.

The two were identified as a 48-year-old man named Donya Davis, who died of a gunshot wound to the head and a 41-year-old woman named Sonya Davis, who died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Autopsies today ruled Donya Davis' death a suicide and Sonya Davis' death a homicide, according to the medical examiner's office.

The two, who lived in the 1600 block of South 18th Avenue, were pronounced dead at the scene at 1:49 p.m. Saturday, according to the medical examiner’s office.

When officers responded to a call of suspicious activity at the home they were allowed inside by a 17-year-old relative of the victims who had called police, Maywood Police Chief Elijah Willis said.

“Police see a female and a male unresponsive inside the house,’’ Willis said. “The victims were apparently bleeding from some parts of the body.’’

“Unfortunately both individuals were dead on the scene,’’ Willis said.

Firefighters responded there about 1:30 p.m. for a shooting, said Maywood Fire Capt. Sonya Thompson.